Ulf Nilsson (born May 11, 1950 in Nynäshamn, Sweden) is a former professional ice hockey player who played for the Winnipeg Jets, the New York Rangers, the Springfield Indians and the Tulsa Oilers. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nynäshamn Municipality ( Nynäshamns kommun) (is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The Winnipeg Jets were a professional Hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The New York Rangers are a professional Ice hockey team based in New York, New York, United States. The Springfield Indians were a minor professional Ice hockey franchise based in West Springfield Massachusetts. The Tulsa Oilers are a professional Ice hockey team in the Central Hockey League. Part of the first major wave of Europeans to star in North American hockey, he was a major star in the WHA from 1974 to 1978. The World Hockey Association (French Association Mondiale de Hockey) was a professional Ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 He scored at least 114 points in each of his four seasons in the upstart league, finishing third or fourth among overall scorers every time. He led the WHA with 85 assists in 1976–77, and tied Marc Tardif for the lead the next season with 89. Marc Tardif (born June 12 1949 in Granby Quebec) is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey left winger who is the leading goal scorer Along with countryman Anders Hedberg, he played a starring role as the Jets won Avco Cup titles in 1976 and 1978. Anders Hedberg (born February 25, 1951, in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden) is a retired former professional Ice hockey player who was one The Avco World Trophy also known as the Avco Cup was the championship trophy of the original World Hockey Association ( 1972 - 1979) In the 1976 playoffs, he scored 26 points in just 13 games.
In the summer of 1978, Nilsson and Hedberg signed with the NHL's New York Rangers for $2. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The New York Rangers are a professional Ice hockey team based in New York, New York, United States. 4 million, further weakening the struggling WHA which would cease operations after just one more season. Nilsson's NHL career was marred by injuries due to a hit by Dennis Potvin of the New York Islanders, which is remembered by the "Potvin Sucks" chant that takes place during every Rangers home game at Madison Square Garden. He was limited to 160 games in his three full seasons with the Rangers, though he scored an impressive 163 points in that time. He scored 8 goals and 16 points in the 1980–81 playoffs as the Rangers advanced to the semi-finals before being eliminated by their cross-town rivals, the defending champion New York Islanders. The New York Islanders are a professional Ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. He didn't play in the NHL during the 1981–82 season, but returned to the Rangers lineup for the final ten games the following year.
Awards & Achievements
- World Championship Silver Medalist (1973)
- World Championship Bronze Medalist (1974)
- WHA First All-Star Team (1976 & 1978)
- Playoff MVP (WHA) (1976)
- WHA Second All-Star Team (1977)
- Avco Cup (WHA) Championships (1976 & 1978)
- Played in the Canada Cup (1976 & 1981)
- Played in the Challenge Cup (1979)
- “Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
| Season | Team | Lge | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1974–75 | Winnipeg Jets | WHA | 78 | 26 | 94 | 120 | 79 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1975–76 | Winnipeg Jets | WHA | 78 | 38 | 76 | 114 | 84 | 13 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 6 |
| 1976–77 | Winnipeg Jets | WHA | 71 | 39 | 85 | 124 | 89 | 20 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 33 |
| 1977–78 | Winnipeg Jets | WHA | 73 | 37 | 89 | 126 | 89 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
| 1978–79 | New York Rangers | NHL | 59 | 27 | 39 | 66 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1979–80 | New York Rangers | NHL | 50 | 14 | 44 | 58 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 1980–81 | New York Rangers | NHL | 51 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 23 |
| 1981–82 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1982–83 | New York Rangers | NHL | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1982–83 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WHA Totals | 300 | 140 | 344 | 484 | 341 | 42 | 14 | 53 | 67 | 51 | ||
| NHL Totals | 170 | 57 | 112 | 169 | 85 | 25 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 27 | ||
External links
- Ulf Nilsson's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Ulf Nilsson's biography at Legends of Hockey
- Ulf Nilsson's biography at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
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